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Jesus was not being clever when he said in Matthew 22:21 “Give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

A poll conducted by the Mainichi Shimbun last month found only 23 percent of people in favour of the sons of re-adopted imperial family members becoming emperor, and 34 percent against.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

In a June survey conducted by newspaper Mainichi Shimbun, involving more than 2,000 participants, more than 70% of respondents said they supported having a female emperor.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Instead, Lawrence presented the emperor with the city’s poor and maligned, insisting that he confront the oppression he had forced on them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

“While the emperor is here, you are never to go on the western side of the Long Walkway,” Yanna said, raising her voice for emphasis.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

There have been eight female emperors on the Chrysanthemum Throne in Japan's imperial family, whose divine status was renounced after World War II.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

This period of relative stability from 1556 to 1658 coincided with the reigns of three consecutive emperors: Akbar, his son Jahangir and his grandson Shah Jahan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

For centuries, a shimmering golden fabric known as sea silk was one of the world's most exclusive luxury materials, reserved for emperors, popes, and other powerful figures.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026

It wasn’t just the ancient Greeks and the American founders who favored classical forms; Roman emperors and the Nazis did too.

From Slate ● May 18, 2026

To fill the gap between 660 B.C. and the earliest historically documented Japanese monarchs, the chronicles invented 13 other, equally fictitious emperors.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond